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■ noun
1》 a rank of non-commissioned officer in the army, above lance ~ or private first class and below sergeant.
2》 (also ship's ~ ) Brit. historical a petty officer who attended solely to police matters, under the master-at-arms.
3》 North American term for fallfish .
Origin
C16: from Fr., obs. var. of caporal , from Ital. caporale , prob. based on L. corpus , corpor- 'body (of troops)'.
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~ 2
■ adjective relating to the human body.
Derivatives
~ly adverb
Origin
ME: via OFr. from L. ~is , from corpus , corpor- 'body'.
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~ 3
■ noun a cloth on which the chalice and paten are placed during the celebration of the Eucharist.
Origin
ME: from med. L. ~e (pallium) 'body (cloth)', from L. corpus , corpor- 'body'.